Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 497

Law: Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

Section: 420,468,471,109,34

Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)------S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 420, 468, 471, 109 & 34---Prevention of Corruption Act (II of 1947), S. 5---National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance (VIII of 2000), S. 30---Dishonestly inducing delivery of property, forgery for purpose of cheating, using as genuine a forged document, abetment, common intention---Corruption and corrupt practices---Bail, grant of---Accused persons, officials of Passport Office, were alleged to have issued passports to minors on the basis of fake B-Form---Passports in question were issued on the basis of FRC (Family Registration Certificate) issued by NADRA---Nothing was available on record to show that for preparation of passports in question, the accused persons had taken any illegal bribe---Accused persons were government officials, as such, there was no apprehension that they would abscond after getting bail---Investigating Agency had already collected the evidence, so, there was no chance of tampering with the prosecution evidence by the accused persons---Investigation had already been completed and report under S. 173, Cr.P.C., had been sent to the Trial Court---There was no prospect of earlier conclusion of the trial and the accused persons could not be kept behind the bars for an indefinite period without determining their guilt by the Court of competent jurisdiction---Accused persons were admitted to bail, in circumstances. ORDER: MUHAMMAD WAHEED KHAN, JUSTICE:---.--- By this single order, I would like to decide the instant petition filed by petitioner/accused Muhammad Zaheer, bail petition (Cr. Misc. No.4295-B of 2023) filed by petitioner/co-accused Mashkoor Haider and bail petition (Cr. Misc. No.4298-B of 2023) filed by petitioner/co-accused Saeed Abbas, as they having failed to get post arrest bail in case FIR No.164/2022 dated 15.12.2022 registered under sections 420/468/471/ 109/34, P.P.C. read with section 5(2) of the PCA, 1947 and section 30(2) of the NADRA Ordinance, 2000 at Police Station FIA Circle, Gujrat from the Court of learned Judge Special Court (Central-II), Gujranwala vide orders dated 04.01.2023, have prayed the same relief. 2. Precisely,…

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